CONTINUOUS DESCENT FINAL APPROACH

Course Information

CDFA is a technique for flying the final approach segment of an NPA as a continuous descent. The technique is consistent with stabilized approach procedures and has no level-off. This course includes the following: Definition of CDFA, Advantages, Types of CDFA approaches, Operational Procedures and Techniques, Warnings and Cautions.

Content of the Course

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  • COURSE START
  • BACKGROUND
  • STABILIZED APPROACH
  • APPROACH DESIGNS AND CONTINUOUS DESCENT.
  • DEFINITION OF CDFA
  • ADVANTAGES OF CDFA
  • TYPE APPROACHES FOR CDFA
  • OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES AND FLIGHT TECHNIQUES / EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENT
  • APPROACH REQUIREMENT
  • COMPUTING RATE OF DESCENT.
  • APPLICATION OF THE RATE OF DESCENT
  • CDFA TECHNIQUES
  • WARNINGS AND CAUTIONS
  • SUMMARY
  • COURSE END